A Personal Beginning

1 John 2:1-11

At the opening of the John’s Gospel, it’s “in the beginning” (John 1:1). At the opening of this letter, it was “from the beginning” (1 John 1:1). This led to the observation that in the letter John’s point of departure was the immediacy of the experience of the risen Christ. Now in verse 7 of chapter two, it is “since the beginning.” I take this to refer to the beginning of the time of Christ being present in the individual believers John is addressing; since the beginning of their new creation. If that new creation is real, there will be a difference to life that the light will reveal. Our love, or not, for our brother/sister is a sign of whether or not we are in the light.

Prayer:
Open my eyes and my heart today, Lord, so as to see someone more as you see him/her. In Christ. Amen.